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From: RANDOLPH, TONYASent: Thursday, October 09, 2014 10:29 AMSubject: West Vermont Street Groundwater ContaminationAttachments: Excerpt from AT DOCCwell locations.pdf; Hydrogeologic Settings.pdf; nwz 2 map with well

results with industrylocations.jpg; Cossell Road No Well Zone 223.xls; AT - No Well Zones_090527.pdf

-----Original Message----- From: Gebien.Charles@epamail.epa.gov [mailto:Gebien.Charles@epamail.epa.gov] Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 11:44 AM To: McDaniel, Ken; ATKINSON, HARRY Cc: Heller.Donald@epamail.epa.gov; Schlieger.Brian@epamail.epa.gov; Nachowicz.Linda@epamail.epa.gov; Holz.Theresa@epamail.epa.gov Subject: Re: West Vermont Street Groundwater Contamination Ken and Harry I have assigned this site to OSC Brian Schlieger for assessment and evaluation for a removal action. OSC Theresa Holz will assist Brian in that she has experience with similar sites (alternate water supply). I have asked Brian to consult with Don Heller in regard to the Allison Transmission site as a possible source of VC. Thanks Charles Gebien Chief Emergency Response Section 3 United States Environmental Protection Agency 77 West Jackson Blvd. (SE-5J) Chicago, IL 60604 (312) 353-7645 "McDaniel, Ken" <KMCDANIE@idem.I N.gov> 10/08/2009 04:01 To PM Charles Gebien/R5/USEPA/US@EPA cc "ATKINSON, HARRY" <HATKINSO@idem.IN.gov>, "OERTEL, BRUCE" <BOERTEL@idem.IN.gov>

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Subject West Vermont Street Groundwater Contamination Charlie: I am requesting US EPA assistance on behalf of Mr. Harry Atkinson, Chief, State Cleanup Section, to provide assistance and relief to residents located on West Vermont Street west of the intersection of Holt Road in Indianapolis, Indiana that have private wells impacted by vinyl chloride at levels above US EPA action levels. The neighborhood contains approximately 25 homes on private wells. The homes are located on two streets that do not have municipal water. It is hoped that an alternate source of water can be immediately provided and a long term solution to the contamination can be found. Available data collected by the Marion County Health Department is included and attached. If you need assistance or have questions about the site I can be contacted 24hrs at 317-691-6370. Kenneth C. McDaniel Senior Project Manager Immediate Removal Program From: Pam Thevenow [mailto:PTheveno@HHCorp.org] Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 9:52 AM To: McDaniel, Ken Cc: ATKINSON, HARRY; Adam Rickert Subject: RE: West Vermont Street Groundwater Results Ken thanks we talked so some of your questions have been answered. i'm attaching add'l information regarding this site. we are continuing to sample concentrating on the 2 elevated homes, but will try to sample all the wells periodically. we've sent letters to owners of vacant homes trying to expand the sample results. it looks like 20-25 homes possibly affected. we have sent results to don heller epa osc for the allison/gm site and to erin brittian with idem on the Genuine Parts site. All sample results have been given to owners/tenants with ATSDR information on those above the MCL.

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I would like to get a filtration system on the 2 properties soon is that possible thru your group? Perhaps a meeting with your group, MCHD, VRP and EPA would be a good place to start figuring out how best to reduce exposure now and in the future. Ken here's a summary of your questions: 1. No alternate water supply or public water lines available or filtration available 2. These residents have limited income I doubt they can afford to do anything 3. 20-25 homes impacted, some are vacant right now 4. IWC and Speedway are the water utilities 5. I'm not sure about the RP situation, plus this will take a while to figure out--can we get a filter on the 2 wells affected and then work on the RP situation? 6. I'm thinking the municipal well referred to are Speedway--they do not have to report this information, but you could check with Pat Carroll at Idem to double check....i will ask also, but IDeM is a better agency to request this information since IDEM regulates muinicipal water supplies. 7. MCHD is trying to make the water safe to use, but need the state and federal resources to do this.... Pam Thevenow Water Quality & Hazardous Materials Management 3838 North Rural St Indianapolis, IN 46205 phone: 317 221-2266 fax: 317 221-2288 ptheveno@hhcorp.org -----"McDaniel, Ken" <KMCDANIE@idem.IN.gov> wrote: ----- To: <ptheveno@hhcorp.org> From: "McDaniel, Ken" <KMCDANIE@idem.IN.gov> Date: 09/25/2009 02:52PM cc: "ATKINSON, HARRY" <HATKINSO@idem.IN.gov> Subject: RE: West Vermont Street Groundwater Results Pam: The level of Vinyl Chloride reported in the samples concerns me. It is well over the removal action number of 1ppb. Do these homes currently have any alternative water or filtration equipment? If they do not have alternative water or a filtration equipment to remove the vinyl chloride they should have some remedy. How many homes in the vicinity have the potential to be impacted? Which streets or blocks do not have municipal water and are there any homes in the area that could be on wells even if municipal water is available at the curb? Is there a responsible party that can remedy the water at the two known affected homes? I have observed from aerial photos that Allison Transmission is up gradient. From the aerial photos it also appears that there may be some municipal wells in the area. If so, have those wells reported detections of chlorinated solvents? What action is the city planning to take? Please call me at

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317-691-6370 or Harry Atkinson at 317-234-0347 to discuss this site. Ken McDaniel From: ATKINSON, HARRY Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 12:49 PM To: McDaniel, Ken Subject: FW: West Vermont Street Groundwater Results Importance: High FYI - Harry E. Atkinson, Chief State Cleanup Section Remediation Service Branch 317-234-0347 From: Pam Thevenow [mailto:PTheveno@HHCorp.org] Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 1:40 PM To: ATKINSON, HARRY Subject: Fw: West Vermont Street Groundwater Results Harry We came across a couple of streets in in southwest indy that have private wells but are in one of MCHDs No Well Zones. I was surprised to hear this news. Two wells are showing consistent hits of Vinyl Chloride, one well exceeds the MCL frequently. I've attached lab information for you plus a spreadsheet that gives you history of sampling over this last couple of months. Geniune Part VRP and Allison/GM are in the vicinity. While I'm not sure as to the clean up statue or schedule is for GM or GP --I was wondering if IDEM might be able to provide a treatment system for these two properties due to the health implications....can you look this over--give me a buzz? Pam Thevenow Water Quality & Hazardous Materials Management 3838 North Rural St Indianapolis, IN 46205 phone: 317 221-2266

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fax: 317 221-2288 ptheveno@hhcorp.org -----Forwarded by Pam Thevenow/HHCorp on 09/24/2009 01:19PM ----- To: ebrittai@idem.in.gov, heller.donald@epa.gov From: Adam Rickert/HHCorp Date: 09/24/2009 12:58PM cc: Pam Thevenow/HHCorp@HHCorp, Ryan Cooper/HHCorp@HHCorp Subject: West Vermont Street Groundwater Results Erin and Don, Attached should be the most recent groundwater sample results for the two properties on West Vermont. The following shows the sample date for each property which should correspond to the attachment: 4018 W Vermont 4042 W Vermont 8/20/09 8/27/09 8/27/09 9/3/09 9/3/09 9/10/09 9/10/09 9/17/09 9/17/09 The 4018 W Vermont Street well consistently has results above the MCL for Vinyl chloride. Adam Rickert, CHMM, REHS Department of Water Quality and Hazardous Materials Mgt Marion County Health Department 3838 N Rural 5th floor Indianapolis IN 46205 (317) 221-2298 Fax (317) 221-2288 Confidentiality Notice: This E-Mail transmission may contain confidential or legally privileged information that is intended only for the individual or entity named in the E-Mail address. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or reliance upon the contents of this E-Mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this E-Mail transmission in error, please reply to the sender, so arrangements can be made for proper delivery, and then delete the message from your system. Thank you. Confidentiality Notice: This E-Mail transmission may contain confidential or legally privileged information that is intended only for the individual or entity named in the E-Mail address. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or reliance upon the contents of this E-Mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this E-Mail transmission in error, please reply to the sender, so arrangements can be made for proper delivery, and then delete the message from your system. Thank you. Confidentiality Notice: This E-Mail transmission may contain confidential or legally privileged information that is intended only for the individual or entity named in the E-Mail address. If you are not the

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intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or reliance upon the contents of this E-Mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this E-Mail transmission in error, please reply to the sender, so arrangements can be made for proper delivery, and then delete the message from your system. Thank you.(See attached file: Excerpt from AT DOCCwell locations.pdf)(See attached file: Hydrogeologic Settings.pdf)(See attached file: nwz 2 map with well results with industrylocations.jpg)(See attached file: Cossell Road No Well Zone 223.xls)(See attached file: AT - No Well Zones_090527.pdf)

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RCRA Corrective Action Decription of Current Conditions

General Motors Corporation Powertrain - Allison Transmission USEPA ID IND006413348 and IND000806828

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3 Physical Setting

3.1 Land Use

Plant 2 is bounded by industrial property to the north, including Praxair Surface Technologies (a subsidiary of Praxair, which spun-off from Union Carbide in 1992) north of which is the Indianapolis Motor Speedway; a former railroad right-of-way and Electric Steel Castings Company and 10th Street to the south (beyond which is Allison Plant 3); Main Street to the west (beyond which are commercial/retail facilities and residences); and a railroad right-of-way property and lime slurry piles, Polco Street and Dry Run Creek to the east (Drawing 1). Residential properties are located within one-quarter mile west of Plant 2.

Plant 12/14 is bounded to the east by Holt Road, beyond which are a commercial facility, a city park and a residential area. A residential area is to the south of Plant 12/14. To the west of Plant 12/14 is Allison Plant 3 and to the north of Plant 12/14 is a Speedway Super America gas station and Crystal Clean (an oil and solvent reclaim and industrial degreasing service provider), beyond which is the Marathon Ashland Petroleum Speedway terminal.

A residential area and Allison Plant 2 are present north of Plant 3. Big Eagle Creek borders the Plant 3 southern property boundary, south of which is a public golf course. Directly to the east of Plant 3 is Plant 12/14. To the west of Plant 3 are residential and commercial properties.

A majority of the facility is either occupied with buildings or is paved. Two baseball diamonds are located to the west of Plant 3 and appear to be actively used. Drawing 6 shows an overview of the land cover at the Site.

3.2 Water Use and Water Supply Wells

A review of the available water well records maintained by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) was conducted to identify any wells in the area surrounding the Site. All available well construction logs were examined. The search included both low capacity wells (<70 gallons per minute [gpm]) within a 1/4-mile radius and high capacity wells (>70 gpm) within a 1-mile radius.

Records for 36 low capacity wells were identified within a ¼-mile radius of the Site. The depth of the wells ranged from 36 ft to 270 ft below ground surface (bgs). Seven

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RCRA Corrective Action Decription of Current Conditions

General Motors Corporation Powertrain - Allison Transmission USEPA ID IND006413348 and IND000806828

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of the wells were completed in bedrock that was encountered at depths ranging from 80 to 127 ft bgs, and the other 29 wells were completed in unconsolidated sand and gravel. Groundwater flow in the unconsolidated deposits has been shown to be to the south toward Big Eagle Creek. Twenty-eight of the wells in unconsolidated sand and gravel are downgradient of the Site. Drawing 7 shows the locations of off-site water supply wells. A copy of off-site water well records is included in Appendix C.

Twenty-three high capacity wells are located within one-mile of the Site. Fifteen of these high capacity wells are/were located at the facility. These wells range in depth from 57 ft to 121 ft bgs. Bedrock was not encountered in any of the wells. Two of off-Site wells are located downgradient (south) of the Site. The locations of the water supply wells at the Site are shown on Drawing 3 and the off-Site wells are shown on Drawing 7. The available well logs are included in Appendix D.

Historically there were fifteen water supply wells present at Plant 3 (PW-1 through PW-12) and three water supply wells at Plant 2 (PW-21, PW-22 and PW-23). Currently there are seven wells that are used. The two water supply wells at Plant 2, PW-22 and PW-23 were abandoned in 2003. In 2004, groundwater production from each of the operating wells was as follows: ν PW-1B: 362,000 gallons.

ν PW-2: 68,000 gallons.

ν PW-5A: 10,839,000 gallons.

ν PW-7A: 13,549,000 gallons.

ν PW-10: 4,065,000 gallons.

ν PW-11: 29,063,000 gallons.

ν PW-12: 10,162,000 gallons

Groundwater from the water supply wells is treated though a sand filter prior to being used at the facility for production purposes.

An additional water source for the Plants is provided by stormwater collection basins. During rain events, stormwater is diverted to the collection basins. Some of this collected stormwater is treated through sand filters at waste treatment (AOI 19) and is

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RCRA Corrective Action Decription of Current Conditions

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supplied to the facility for production purposes. The remaining stormwater is discharged to Big Eagle Creek, Little Eagle Creek or Dry Run Creek through the outfalls illustrated in Drawing 5. Table 6 provides a summary of the water withdrawal from the water supply wells, as well as from the stormwater collection system.

Plant 2, Plant 3 and Plant 12/14 use city-supplied water for non-production purposes (drinking water, showers, etc.). Plant 2, Plant 3 and Plant 12/14 were connected to the Town of Speedway water utility when each plant was constructed.

Based on well field protection district maps published by the City of Indianapolis Department of Metropolitan Development, the Site is not located within a well field protection district. According to the maps, the nearest well field protection area is located approximately 2 miles to the northeast (side gradient) of the Site.

Installation of a well in Marion County requires a licensed water well driller to obtain a well permit, which is signed by the Marion County Health Officer. The County Health Officer does not sign well permits for potable wells proposed for installation in a “No-Well Zone”, since the groundwater in these areas is not considered suitable for use by humans for drinking, food preparation, washing or other direct human contact (Sec. 18-102 of the Marion County Health Code). The No-Well Zone areas located in Indianapolis are depicted on Drawing 8. As shown on this drawing, a portion of the Site (Plant 12/14) is within the No-Well Zone Area 2, which is shown in greater detail in Drawing 9.

In addition to reviewing available water well records, the Town of Speedway and City of Indianapolis Utilities were contacted to determine the source of residential supply water to the south of Plant 3 and Plant 12/14. It was determined that 25 parcels are not connected to the Town of Speedway or City of Indianapolis water and sewer utilities. A Drawing showing the locations of these parcels is presented in Appendix B as Drawing B-1b. Sixty-three of the parcels that are connected to the water utility are not being billed for sewer utility service. Residential water wells were observed at twenty-four parcels, one of which is connected to the water utility, but isn’t being billed for sewer utility service (presented on Drawing B-1b).

3.3 Geology and Hydrogeology

The approximate Site elevation is 720 feet above mean sea level; the Site land surface is relatively flat and slopes gently to the southwest. The Site is located in the White River watershed, bounded by one tributary to the White River and transected by a

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AddressSample

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4255 Cossell Rd. Wilcox Management Corp.4251 Cossell Rd.4247 Cossell Rd. Michelle M. KLUESNER Vacant4245 Cossell Rd. Marty Bowling4239 Cossell Rd. Cheryl Bosley Vacant4055 Cossell Rd. Kenneth Delatte4045 Cossell Rd. 6 23 09 E.coli 7/20/2009 Bact-OK4036 Cossell Rd. 6 17 09 E. coli/coliform 7/20/2009 Coliform4035 Cossell Rd. James Ferguson4032 Cossell Rd. 6 23 09 Bact/Chem OK4031 Cossell Rd. 6 29 09 coliform 7/20/2009 Coliform4028 Cossell Rd. 6 17 09 E. coli/coliform4027 Cossell Rd. Dawson Back4024 Cossell Rd. 6 17 09 coliform4020 Cossell Rd. 6 17 09 E. coli/coliform 6 29 09 coliform 7/8/2009 coliform + E. coli 7 27 09 E.coli 9.9/Colif >200 mpn4019 Cossell Rd. 7 27 09 Coliform4018 Cossell Rd. Issac Pollard4017 Cossell Rd. 7 27 09 Coliform4012 Cossell Rd. William Hagen4140 Vermont Ave. 7 22 09 Chem < MCL4130 Vermont Ave. 6 25 09 Chem < MCL4120 Vermont Ave. Ronald Howard4110 Vermont Ave. Nora Willman4060 Vermont Ave. 6 11 09 coliform 7/6/2009 OK4050 Vermont Ave. Belmont Trust II Vacant4046 Vermont Ave. 7/8/2009 Chemical below MCL4044 Vermont Ave. 7 22 09 4 sale, < MCL 7 29 09 E. Coli/Coliform4042 Vermont Ave. 6 11 09 colif/vinyl chl 2.1 ug/L 6 25 09 vinyl chl 1.5 ug/L 7 09 09 vinyl chl 1.5 ug/L 7 20 09 vinyl chl 1.7 ug/L4018 Vermont Ave. 6/11/2009 vinyl chl 4.5 ug/L 7 22 09 vinyl chl 5.1 ug/L 7 27 09 vinyl chl 4.3 ug/L 8 05 09 4.6 ug/L

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4th Recheck Comments 5th Recheck Comments 6th Recheck Comments 7th Recheck CommentsVinyl Chloride4042 Vermont 7 27 09 0.77 ug/L 8 12 09 1.2ug/L 8 27 09 1.8 ug/L 9 3 09 .73 ug/L4018 Vermont 8 12 09 5.6 ug/L 8 20 09 5.2 ug/L 8 27 09 1.3 ug/L 9 3 09 4.5 ug/L

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Vinyl Chloride4042 Vermont 9 10 09 .85 ug/L 9 17 09 .59 ug/L4018 Vermont 9 10 09 3.6 ug/L 9 17 09 3.6 ug/L

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Address Well? Well Depth in Feet Well Log?4255 Cossell Rd.4251 Cossell Rd.4247 Cossell Rd.4245 Cossell Rd. 4239 Cossell Rd. Y 52 Y4055 Cossell Rd.4045 Cossell Rd. Y4036 Cossell Rd. Y 40 Y4035 Cossell Rd.4032 Cossell Rd. Y4031 Cossell Rd. Y4028 Cossell Rd. Y 40 Y4027 Cossell Rd.4024 Cossell Rd. Y 59 Y4020 Cossell Rd. Y 51 Y4019 Cossell Rd. Y 41 Y4018 Cossell Rd.4017 Cossell Rd. Y 54 Y4012 Cossell Rd. Y 62 Y4140 Vermont Ave. Y 36 Y4130 Vermont Ave. Y 37 Y4120 Vermont Ave. Y 50 Y4110 Vermont Ave. Y 40 Y4060 Vermont Ave. Y 57 Y4050 Vermont Ave. Y 70 Y4046 Vermont Ave.4044 Vermont Ave. Y 75 Y4042 Vermont Ave. Y 35 Y4018 Vermont Ave. Y 75 Y

Geometric Mean 49.82640563Average Well Depth 49.9375

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Sampling Date ug/L (ppb)6/11/2009 2.16/25/2009 1.57/9/2009 1.57/20/2009 1.77/27/2009 0.778/12/2009 1.28/27/2009 1.89/3/2009 0.739/10/2009 0.859/17/2009 0.59

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